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his son-in-law is an irony. iranian-american with very close relatives and iran. that is a breakdown of the vetting process. and so i will ask you all. are you concerned about this? >> i would have to know more about the iranians. most iranian americans are strong opponents of the iranian regime's i don't know about this person. >> this could be a problem, too, in terms of pressure and black and. i would be concerned about that. i would say at the state department is not aware of the fact, they may take steps to protect him in some way, or put in some of the portal. but i don't know about the situation. >> since we're losing some media coverage, i just want to reiterate that there's a book called "persecuted: the global assault on christians." three of the three authors are here on this panel. we are grateful for your time. also new website, persecution report.org. please don't neglect to visit that and to keep up on these important issues and maybe a round of applause for the authors of this brand-new book. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> any closing co
his son-in-law is an irony. iranian-american with very close relatives and iran. that is a breakdown of the vetting process. and so i will ask you all. are you concerned about this? >> i would have to know more about the iranians. most iranian americans are strong opponents of the iranian regime's i don't know about this person. >> this could be a problem, too, in terms of pressure and black and. i would be concerned about that. i would say at the state department is not aware of...
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it's the law. >> i know it's the law. we're all aware that it's the law. we are committed to do that. an to comply with the law. whether it was a law or not. >> thank you. i appreciate that very much. i want to ask about the north korea situation and in particular interaction if you had ay interaction with your unterdan mr. secretary, fromchina and one of the know that the administration shares, is that north korea's very dependent upon china for the economic viability including fuel trading and in my slew, china could end some of the deeply troubling and bellicose behavior we are seeing from the leader of north korea, i know additional defense asset in the area because we are concerned about the north korea. if i can get a comment from secretary hagel or general dempsey about the chinese and what interactions we've had and how we can encourage them to tell north korea to knock it off? >> thank you. i will begin then i know general dempsey will say something. he noted he will talk about the leader for china in a couple of dais. i have spoken to my chinese
it's the law. >> i know it's the law. we're all aware that it's the law. we are committed to do that. an to comply with the law. whether it was a law or not. >> thank you. i appreciate that very much. i want to ask about the north korea situation and in particular interaction if you had ay interaction with your unterdan mr. secretary, fromchina and one of the know that the administration shares, is that north korea's very dependent upon china for the economic viability including...
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the treasury at the time had about 40% of federal law enforcement under its auspices. the customs service, secret service, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms be responsible for all federal law enforcement training. >> which i have to say that some may not know this rule and they might say why but those authorities do this to begin with? and a lot of them grew up over excise taxes, secret service was born out of a directive from abraham lincoln to go after the counterfeit rings that were bedeviling the country during this award. these were authorities that were sort of naturally treasure that look like guns and badges. that often creates friction with the fbi and the department of justice and other agencies. but what happen when these bodies were stripped and these functions were stripped was a real fundamental question as to what is the treasury department. if 90% of its budget in this realm is gone, is the most significant agencies are stripped out, what is the treasury and doesn't even have a seat at the table? i recounted in the book that there were times when
the treasury at the time had about 40% of federal law enforcement under its auspices. the customs service, secret service, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms be responsible for all federal law enforcement training. >> which i have to say that some may not know this rule and they might say why but those authorities do this to begin with? and a lot of them grew up over excise taxes, secret service was born out of a directive from abraham lincoln to go after the counterfeit rings that...
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as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's why we are surprised when it didn't reflect this time around. i'm happy to hear it will reflect the law of the land next time around. mr. secretary, last month the edition of the -- addition of the fief teen additional ground based intercepters will be deployed to alaska as a reaction to the provocation we had from north korea. this brings the number of gbi in alaska to the number originally planned during the bush administration with president obama. i have a question for you with the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made and if so, when it that occur? >> well, the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government was not consulted in any way. it was not decision that policy was not decided based on any consideration of the russian government. incidentally i would add that those gbi also not only really alaska but som
as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's why we are surprised when it didn't reflect this time around. i'm happy to hear it will reflect the law of the land next time around. mr. secretary, last month the edition of the -- addition of the fief teen additional ground based intercepters will be deployed to alaska as a reaction to the provocation we had from north korea. this brings the number of gbi...
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and going in the wrong hands. >> to the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the treasury under this power only has to have reasonable basis to believe someone is a terrorist or fallen to the category of the executive order and the executive order, general counsel this time, seminole in crafting it, and not only to go after terrorists but only associated with financially supported. it opens up the potential for the use of power in the directive, use it aggressively. and screaming right now, went through a battery of lawyers and checks and areas of the process, it was rigorous but the mandate was use it aggressively, touched some nerves, do what we can and layout sensitivities in terms of looking at the sources of funding and how some of the charities built up over time not only do good work but support the afghan. a hedin was a problem and that led to the shutdown of the largest charity in existence at the time. >> people were swept up in this who were thought to be culpable or susceptible respective being culpable, financial misdeeds, and not involved, and business at that time
and going in the wrong hands. >> to the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the treasury under this power only has to have reasonable basis to believe someone is a terrorist or fallen to the category of the executive order and the executive order, general counsel this time, seminole in crafting it, and not only to go after terrorists but only associated with financially supported. it opens up the potential for the use of power in the directive, use it aggressively. and...
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for china the effect of the korean war was also a profound because the laws during the korean war we must remember that first china fought the world's greatest superpower to a standstill and that created a huge prestige for mao of the end of the century of humiliation in a sense. but there was also during the korean war then you start to see the campaigns that become very familiar later on in the great move forward and the cultural revolution in the movement began in 1951, 52. and so these campaigns were really aimed at to purge any one against the communist regime. 1949 come mao's -- their national to the company pockets of resistance but in the korean war come mao's power is completely enhanced. he is totally in control of china mainly through being able to use the korean war to purge these internal enemies. but it also of course creates tension between america and china that lasts through the next 20 years. the relations goes into a deep freeze. but at the same time the korean war because it enhances mao's power, it creates the need for china to demand equal the in its relationshi
for china the effect of the korean war was also a profound because the laws during the korean war we must remember that first china fought the world's greatest superpower to a standstill and that created a huge prestige for mao of the end of the century of humiliation in a sense. but there was also during the korean war then you start to see the campaigns that become very familiar later on in the great move forward and the cultural revolution in the movement began in 1951, 52. and so these...
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chairman, the call on congress and how disabled veterans and spouses are treated under current law. repeal the inevitable requirement of the longevity be offset by the amount equal to disability conversation possessing 50% in the same that exist for those 50% or greater. finally, congress must repeal the offset between dic and no duplication between these two benefits. they are separate and distinct and congress should enact legislation to enable survivors of 55 for all surviving houses. other happy to answer any questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. on behalf of the co-authors are they to take the opportunity to be here to testify. i'll say up front we believe the administration is committed to delivering timely quality health care benefits to veterans. an increase in funding does not lead to the assumption is sufficient funding is provided. i limit the independent budget released a recommendations back in february and for the first time included is a superb ration recommend nations for fy 2015 for health care. i'm going to limit my comments to the 2015 advance appropriations. bas
chairman, the call on congress and how disabled veterans and spouses are treated under current law. repeal the inevitable requirement of the longevity be offset by the amount equal to disability conversation possessing 50% in the same that exist for those 50% or greater. finally, congress must repeal the offset between dic and no duplication between these two benefits. they are separate and distinct and congress should enact legislation to enable survivors of 55 for all surviving houses. other...
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we are not going to do anything beyond the law. we are going to be aggressive with what we can do and that meant freezing assets aggressively which created controversy because the use of asset freezing authorities are powerful. in essence you throw a net around the network regardless of whether or not people are criminally liable to freeze assets and stopped the fund from in the future going into the wrong hands. >> they were on the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the treasury under this power only as to have a reasonable basis to believe that somebody's a terrorist or falls under the categories and that executive order folks like david off howser general counsel and -- counselor the timer seminole and crafting them. that allowed the secretary of treasury not to go after the bin laden of the world but even associated with those who were financially supported. the directive was use it aggressively. the lawyers in the room you were part of that process are probably screaming right now because there is no question they wen
we are not going to do anything beyond the law. we are going to be aggressive with what we can do and that meant freezing assets aggressively which created controversy because the use of asset freezing authorities are powerful. in essence you throw a net around the network regardless of whether or not people are criminally liable to freeze assets and stopped the fund from in the future going into the wrong hands. >> they were on the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the...
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the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me. but it's not right, it's not there and i am staying as far away from as i can them so that when the appropriate time comes to me, i'm not getting the information from anyplace i shouldn't be and getting engaged in a debate at a time that i shouldn't be. but we are following the legal procedure that is required. i assure you. secondly, regarding lng and so forth, look, i spent a lot of time on energy and climate and so forth when i was in the senate, and i would love to see the western hemisphere be energy independent. it's not a dream. it is conceivable
the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me....
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you know, rule of law and economic growth, that's fine. but that's not the job he's getting. he's getting the job of defense secretary, and he has said absolutely nothing about the rise of china. he's also said absolutely nothing about he as the head of the defense department is going to deal with china in an era of budget cuts to the department he supports. i think it's very troubling. fred has a great way to have putting it in the sense that it doesn't matter. so what? he'll get in, and he'll do the job, but i don't think you can take that for granted. but on the question of alliances, absolutely. we have japan for the first time in a decade has just turned around its defense budget modestly. it'd be about a $1.6 billion increase. it's a nice trend. it'd be nice to see it continue. but everyone watches very carefully to see the leading edge indicator, which is us and what we're willing to do. what they see on taiwan is a country rushing to the exits to try and make sure nothing comes between it and china and, therefore, not only are we, i would argue, losing credibility ove
you know, rule of law and economic growth, that's fine. but that's not the job he's getting. he's getting the job of defense secretary, and he has said absolutely nothing about the rise of china. he's also said absolutely nothing about he as the head of the defense department is going to deal with china in an era of budget cuts to the department he supports. i think it's very troubling. fred has a great way to have putting it in the sense that it doesn't matter. so what? he'll get in, and he'll...
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of course, that doesn't help an ngo if it runs afoul of laws on foreign money. i think the main thing would be what does the organization itself want? the democracy and human rights activist in egypt was company on this a year or two back and said, ask of the organization. it's probably the best judge of its own risks and what it needs. so that's all i can suggest on that. >> i'm with the investigative project on terrorism to our organization tracks domestic islamists that are filled with the rugged such as the council -- islamic society of north america and we've been able to see if there's been a close correlation between these groups and lobbying the obama administration. it come out and support the brotherhood in egypt and elsewhere in the middle east. do you think that they are having an impact on how the administration deals with indigenous christians in the muslim world? >> quick canvass. we would have no idea on, you know, what are the dynamics, just observe the phenomenon, the current administration, with the bush administration as far as are doing with
of course, that doesn't help an ngo if it runs afoul of laws on foreign money. i think the main thing would be what does the organization itself want? the democracy and human rights activist in egypt was company on this a year or two back and said, ask of the organization. it's probably the best judge of its own risks and what it needs. so that's all i can suggest on that. >> i'm with the investigative project on terrorism to our organization tracks domestic islamists that are filled with...
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. >> i will abide by the highest standard that the law and the science asks me to do, and we'll be having good conversations to make sure that you hold me to that. >> that's a good. i mentioned the brick company making those items that make american homes better and better. in 2005, henry brick spent 1.5 million on dry line that remove pollutants. i'm told that will remove 90% of the pollutants. other brick company spent 100 million so far. but then an event occurred. sierra club filed a lawsuit, as many environmental groups do, challenging the epa rule. and a 2007 after the initiate come in to comply with epa's rules, according -- a court invalidated that. the epa, their office on your leadership entered a settlement agreement with sierra club establishing a much more ambitious schedule for finalizing new and more stringent brick macworld. so onto the proposed consent, epa must propose a new rule of august of this year and finalize it by july of 2014, is that correct? >> that is the current settlement schedule i believe, but i can get back to you. my memory may not be exact on that. >> s
. >> i will abide by the highest standard that the law and the science asks me to do, and we'll be having good conversations to make sure that you hold me to that. >> that's a good. i mentioned the brick company making those items that make american homes better and better. in 2005, henry brick spent 1.5 million on dry line that remove pollutants. i'm told that will remove 90% of the pollutants. other brick company spent 100 million so far. but then an event occurred. sierra club...
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part of the law, which is expanding access to affordable coverage so more individuals can access care from the outset. outset. this is ago that the ama and america's doctors have supported for decades because you better than anyone understand the consequences of going without health insurance. you see in patients who don't fill the prescriptions he wrote because they can't affor afford. ecd and the woman who shows up in the emergency room with consequences from a cancer that could have and should have been caught early. you see it in families saddled with medical bills that they will spend their entire life trying to pay off. and use it in the burden that many of you take on day in and day out to provide care to the uninsured. the uninsured americans in this country have never been invisible to america's doctors. and that's why you help in the fight that will finally bring america into the ranks of nations that make coverage affordable to all of their citizens. because of your efforts, beginning on october 1 of this year, millions of uninsured americans across the country will finally
part of the law, which is expanding access to affordable coverage so more individuals can access care from the outset. outset. this is ago that the ama and america's doctors have supported for decades because you better than anyone understand the consequences of going without health insurance. you see in patients who don't fill the prescriptions he wrote because they can't affor afford. ecd and the woman who shows up in the emergency room with consequences from a cancer that could have and...
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. >> many of the great industrialists law, one of the examples, the north koreans, many north korean industrialists were actually from north korea. turned out one of the great generals the lead to success in the korean war was also from our career. so many of them and treated highly to suffer in society. >> the second part of that is, with that aging heritage, the younger generation might not have the link to north area, the -- >> right. it is precisely because there is no lincoln no real memory. we grew up with the division. but i don't think that -- my personal opinion, partly unification will not happen. i now think that it will. i now think that the south korean people, the and regeneration are interested enough for them to make any kind of sacrifices. % year much. >> thank you. >> i can only take one more question. okay. two more questions. abcaeight. >> i wonder if you care to share anything or if you could share prior to kimmel says innovation and korea. >> i don't -- what led up to the invasion. obviously he felt confident enough to be a will to win the war. right after the d
. >> many of the great industrialists law, one of the examples, the north koreans, many north korean industrialists were actually from north korea. turned out one of the great generals the lead to success in the korean war was also from our career. so many of them and treated highly to suffer in society. >> the second part of that is, with that aging heritage, the younger generation might not have the link to north area, the -- >> right. it is precisely because there is no...
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the students that were there were interested in corporate law and the like. i had just gotten married. i felt bad that i wasn't supporting my wife. one day i decided to walk down to city hall to the da's office and say, you have a job. and i was very lucky because they took me to the office of arlen specter. he was just coming off
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and my parents are here, my brother and sister-in-law are you. i want to particularly thank jonathan pflueger, no, for their contributions to the book. but enough about me. about the bookstore and about the other people there. let's talk about president kennedy. today is the publication date of this book but there've already been some reviews, and most of them say things like, he argues the jfk was a conservative, or ira stoll makes the case the jfk was a conservative. and it is true, i do argue in this book that by the standards of both his son and our own, john kennedy was a conservative, cut taxes and tears, restrained domestic spending, wanted to reform welfare and built up the military in pursuit of the cold war advantage against what he considered to be a godless soviet regime. but i'm not just being modest when i say that i think the strongest arguments in this book or kennedy's conservatism come not from me but from kennedy himself. they are kennedy's words, not mine, and he was probably a better writer than i am anyway. so let's hear som
and my parents are here, my brother and sister-in-law are you. i want to particularly thank jonathan pflueger, no, for their contributions to the book. but enough about me. about the bookstore and about the other people there. let's talk about president kennedy. today is the publication date of this book but there've already been some reviews, and most of them say things like, he argues the jfk was a conservative, or ira stoll makes the case the jfk was a conservative. and it is true, i do...
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and the domestic laws of many other countries. for north korea these criminal activities are viewed as necessary to maintain the power of the regime with no regard for the fact that they are corrosive to international law and order. so the question is what steps can we take to combat north korea's illicit activities, and can our efforts to prevent these activities be used to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile l programs? now, i just heard on the news this morning that the agreement has been made ostensibly with china to punish north korea for its missile launching nuclear tests. i hope that china will not do what it's done in the past and agree to sanctions and then just erode those sanctions so the sanctions really never took hold. i hope that china will finally understand that the north korean regime is a threat to stability in that region of the world and in many regions of the world. because as chairman royce pointed out, korea, north korea is a rogue state helping countries like syria tr
and the domestic laws of many other countries. for north korea these criminal activities are viewed as necessary to maintain the power of the regime with no regard for the fact that they are corrosive to international law and order. so the question is what steps can we take to combat north korea's illicit activities, and can our efforts to prevent these activities be used to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile l programs? now, i just heard on the news this...
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as the law, the i.r.a. through counterfeiting. obviously the iranian republican guard corps. al-sabah of and, according to some sources but i was not able to verify, so i will put it out there, even alkyne that. so support for terrorist groups included and includes an goes on right now arms sales, training, and construction of facilities. an ad like to give you one example of that talking about has blocked. they sell arms to hezbollah through the rtc army, through syria, and they sell arms to them directly. dougie examples of all three of those in the chapter in the book they also train those guys according to some reports. about 100 commanders went back to north korea in 2007 after the war with the israeli defense forces and were trained by the recall on bureau in north korea. for those of you who don't know, the reid, bureau is the lead on -- one of the elite our's of the special operations forces. and they do construction of facilities for these guys. for example. they built nasa -- massive miles long underground facilities that made it very difficult for the israelis to g
as the law, the i.r.a. through counterfeiting. obviously the iranian republican guard corps. al-sabah of and, according to some sources but i was not able to verify, so i will put it out there, even alkyne that. so support for terrorist groups included and includes an goes on right now arms sales, training, and construction of facilities. an ad like to give you one example of that talking about has blocked. they sell arms to hezbollah through the rtc army, through syria, and they sell arms to...
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rule of law. send a signal we are worried about the recent measure that clamp down on, you know, the ability of people to gather and protest. you mentioned tahir square. as you know, the most recent laws passed totally outlawed. i think it's important for the united to send a signal that we support the rule of law and right of people to petition their government. but we also have ongoing obviously important security interest. we don't want to totally alien ate, you know, the government. so that is why i think the sort of call tbraited response you seek from the administration which is to say we're going withhold some of our military support. not all. there's no easy an. at least from my perspective. let me ask you about iraq which is a country you have been involved in as we discussed for some time. a few decade now. terrorism in iraq is as bad as it's ever been. going back to the worst years during the u.s. occupation there. how do you see iraq at this point? what can and should the u.s. be doing
rule of law. send a signal we are worried about the recent measure that clamp down on, you know, the ability of people to gather and protest. you mentioned tahir square. as you know, the most recent laws passed totally outlawed. i think it's important for the united to send a signal that we support the rule of law and right of people to petition their government. but we also have ongoing obviously important security interest. we don't want to totally alien ate, you know, the government. so that...
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right to enforce our immigration laws. and that's important to point out sometimes. we lose sight of this, that we have a million people a year emigrate legally to the united states permanently. no other country in the world is nearly as generous. there isn't a close second. a million people a year who wait in line and pay the fees and come here the right way. and so if you don't enforce the immigration laws, you're undermining that effort. in fact, you're discouraging it, being unfair to it. so we need to have immigration laws that work and that are enforced. but we have a third problem, and that is right now in this country at this very moment estimates say that as many as 11 million human beings are in the united states without proper immigration documentation. let me be clear on the one hand, the vast majority of these folks are not victims. they knew what they were doing and what they did was wrong. they don't have a right to illegally emigrate to the united states. there is no such thing as a legal right to illegally
right to enforce our immigration laws. and that's important to point out sometimes. we lose sight of this, that we have a million people a year emigrate legally to the united states permanently. no other country in the world is nearly as generous. there isn't a close second. a million people a year who wait in line and pay the fees and come here the right way. and so if you don't enforce the immigration laws, you're undermining that effort. in fact, you're discouraging it, being unfair to it....
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law and would not require a change to existing law. i wonder if -- as i have looked at the treaty, i don't see that there is a threat to parents who would like to home school their children, and just wondered if that was a concern, is that you have heard about the treaty and what your thinking is, whether that is an issue. >> thank you. i believe i do understand that concern. one of the issues that arises when you have a tree like this, it is negotiated among a large group of countries, the definition can be very vague and broad, its implications can be unclear. communities like a home schooling community understandably wants some assurance about what the implications of this treaty will be. the main assurance they have gotten is assurance that the convention will not require much change to existing practice and law. what i am urging is that the committee and the senate can give more assurance than that and make clear that it will not allow >> reporter: about the constitutional permit in terms of regulation about issues in the family a
law and would not require a change to existing law. i wonder if -- as i have looked at the treaty, i don't see that there is a threat to parents who would like to home school their children, and just wondered if that was a concern, is that you have heard about the treaty and what your thinking is, whether that is an issue. >> thank you. i believe i do understand that concern. one of the issues that arises when you have a tree like this, it is negotiated among a large group of countries,...
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it requires a willingness to abide by rules and laws. we talked to the chinese and various about the general principle as i said in my statement. because in china's interest, they are demonstrating respect for human rights it is enshrined in its own constitution. the chinese citizens can access this and we do this is we want a stable china. we did disrespecting china's choices. but we do it in a conviction that not only are these universal principles central to the prospects for successful. >> our u.s. consular offices also bought. >> the cyberissues are real. and the access to the internet has cyberthreats and we're moving forward. it was just reported today about the forest fires in indonesia. when i was in beijing come i never saw the sign. there is a huge environmental challenge in asia today. the good news for dealing with it is that it is so visible that it is a problem. there appears to be a real opportunity for countries who were not engaged couple of years ago and international leadership. so this is globally on climate change i
it requires a willingness to abide by rules and laws. we talked to the chinese and various about the general principle as i said in my statement. because in china's interest, they are demonstrating respect for human rights it is enshrined in its own constitution. the chinese citizens can access this and we do this is we want a stable china. we did disrespecting china's choices. but we do it in a conviction that not only are these universal principles central to the prospects for successful....
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the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery schedule. we need the ability to develop, and price products quickly. the ability to control our health care and retirement costs. the ability to switch to a defined contribution retirement system for newly hired employees. the ability to quickly realign our mail processing and delivery and retail networks. we need a more streamlined governance model. we kneeled more flexibility in the way we leverage our workers to. contrary to arguments we hear from some parties it is not enough to merely res prefundingf retire health we can implement the five-year business plan. close, i'm sorry the $
the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery...
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attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >> percentage of the authority of title ii the united states code and household oven, today's witness will be sworn. please rise and raise your right hand. youemnl ol swer or affirm the testimony you're about to give the visitors, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? at the record reflect the witness answered the affirmative. your false statement will appear in the record as you see appropriate. >> at afternoon, chairman rogers, chairman wolf, ranking them for fattah. i appreciate the opportunity of the 2014 budget for the department of justice and the recent ac
attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >>...
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law. we saw where a woman in pennsylvania actually was being convicted because of the treaty we have relative to chemical weapons and i know some on the committee have stated that the reason for that was congress passed implementing language. interesting argument but even after this treaty passes another congress can pass implementing language and when that occurs it does expand. it does expand the limits of what we now have at the federal government level relative to federalism and the very issues. i say to the secretary as he begins to testify, i would love to see the advancement of rights for the disabled. i would love to see that happen. would love to see america continue to play a role in advancing those kinds of things but as i just mentioned, it is absolutely incumbent upon the administration to agree to very difficult language that absolutely issuers in every single case data treaty like this will not infringe upon federalism and other issues that are very important to people on bo
law. we saw where a woman in pennsylvania actually was being convicted because of the treaty we have relative to chemical weapons and i know some on the committee have stated that the reason for that was congress passed implementing language. interesting argument but even after this treaty passes another congress can pass implementing language and when that occurs it does expand. it does expand the limits of what we now have at the federal government level relative to federalism and the very...
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i was there in '86 when the law changed. and i have seen my farmers that i represented in the past and some still represent flowers, tomatoes, strawberries, and then my wife in monterey county, literally the majority all of lettuce comes from that one county, the majority of the lettuce comes from that one county. if we simply say that we cannot have the labor to take that and we need to make other decisions, you are absolutely right we will grow something else and we want to import our lead is from another country. if the question is to be have an effective program that gives opportunity to people outside of the united states, work for a period of time and periodically return home in a non-immigrant and migrant way, if we have an effective program and we could have an effective program i think that is the question. in the 90's when you were studying this, you were studying it in a time of which the problem had been fixed and was getting every broken as we spoke we have migrant labor devotee, the '86 law permanent they were
i was there in '86 when the law changed. and i have seen my farmers that i represented in the past and some still represent flowers, tomatoes, strawberries, and then my wife in monterey county, literally the majority all of lettuce comes from that one county, the majority of the lettuce comes from that one county. if we simply say that we cannot have the labor to take that and we need to make other decisions, you are absolutely right we will grow something else and we want to import our lead is...
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law and at columbia. he is also a senior fellow for launch or an policy at the council of foreign relations and the hoover institution's task force on national cicada. he took his undergraduate and graduate degrees from yale with a fulbright scholar at kings college london where he studied in the department of water and always the overachiever clerk for not only the clerk of the 7th circuit that the associate justice supreme court david souter. sandy hodgkinson was the nerd. she is vice president chief of staff at drs technologies. a defense firm owned by -- a former career civil servant in the united states government and senior executive her per position's included among others distinguished visiting research fellow at the national defense university, special assistant for chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense william lynn the third. deputy assistant secretary of defense and deputy ambassador at-lar for war crimes issues at the state department director for international justice on the natio
law and at columbia. he is also a senior fellow for launch or an policy at the council of foreign relations and the hoover institution's task force on national cicada. he took his undergraduate and graduate degrees from yale with a fulbright scholar at kings college london where he studied in the department of water and always the overachiever clerk for not only the clerk of the 7th circuit that the associate justice supreme court david souter. sandy hodgkinson was the nerd. she is vice...
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it's written in to law to continue. given that list of threats, and given the increase in risk that is occasioned, it would be fair to say that the sequester i.t. is the most security risk this country faces right now? well, it's certainly as i indicated in my testimony, it is consuming us, the intelligence community leadership for what it what we see happying to the capability and importantly the expectations of people seem to have. for our having this global insight. that's going to be very hard. if we sustain sequestration through 2021, which the law calls for, in fact if we go through another year of sequestration, as i said in my testimony to the committee and the stay before the house imedges committee. we are going have to rethink ence ecau like to add this.be the same. i want to e reemphasize the senior leader in the ic. in just to reemphasize what director clapper talked about. with do not want to damage that vital component of our capability. the sequestration, as you know provides us almost no flexible. not j
it's written in to law to continue. given that list of threats, and given the increase in risk that is occasioned, it would be fair to say that the sequester i.t. is the most security risk this country faces right now? well, it's certainly as i indicated in my testimony, it is consuming us, the intelligence community leadership for what it what we see happying to the capability and importantly the expectations of people seem to have. for our having this global insight. that's going to be very...
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the committee in the senate arms committee write the laws. appropriators cut checks. >> thank you, but that was the advice i got from cows. through an intuitive sound detail and that was the decision i made. they're a couple other facets to that to respond to you and i'm not here to defend that system. that was all in place long before i got here. if we didn't fulfill that commitment, there would be litigation cost and penalty costs, which might have actually gotten more than what we are going to do to fulfill our obligations to our part is, italy and germany on that. there are some things that came out as i've asked a lot of questions because i've gotten hit and we'll get hit with questions on it and should be. what did we learn from this? and it is applicable for us to go forward. i am told by armies of people there a lot of things we can use. that satisfies with your question. >> the fact there's a 2005 memorandum of understanding that clearly is a the responsibilities of the subject to fines of such purposes and prohibits that your lawyer
the committee in the senate arms committee write the laws. appropriators cut checks. >> thank you, but that was the advice i got from cows. through an intuitive sound detail and that was the decision i made. they're a couple other facets to that to respond to you and i'm not here to defend that system. that was all in place long before i got here. if we didn't fulfill that commitment, there would be litigation cost and penalty costs, which might have actually gotten more than what we are...
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i didn't go to law school to make money. i didn't go to law school to be famous. i went to law school to go back to georgia and do what i wanted to do, be a priest but i just wanted to go to my neighborhood and be a leader. i'm one of those people, a young woman said yesterday that people said she's nice. i'm probably naÏve. that's why i'm still, you call it idealistic, naÏve, whatever. i'm naÏve. i still believe that you do well in order to do good. and when you have a chance to make our decisions, if you're called to do it, you are bound to do it. you must do it. you don't have that choice to wimp out spent and on that topic, justice thomas, obviously when the controversy erupted with the anita hill statement, that was a really difficult thing for you, for your family. did you ever consider just withdrawing to make it go away? >> i have never run from people i consider, circumstances i consider bullies. i don't believe in that. never, not on the basketball court, not playing sports, not in my neighborhood. you're supposed to stand your ground. it didn't make
i didn't go to law school to make money. i didn't go to law school to be famous. i went to law school to go back to georgia and do what i wanted to do, be a priest but i just wanted to go to my neighborhood and be a leader. i'm one of those people, a young woman said yesterday that people said she's nice. i'm probably naÏve. that's why i'm still, you call it idealistic, naÏve, whatever. i'm naÏve. i still believe that you do well in order to do good. and when you have a chance to make our...
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i hope there will be a new law that provides for better defense and even offense against the kinds of cyberattacks. >> we have been talking with connecticut's senior senator, richard blumenthal. still in his first term, this is live coverage of reaction to the president's state of the union address in statuary hall. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as we continue our live coverage, getting reaction from members of congress to the president's state of the union address. you members of congress in the house, one of them defeated a well-known member, allen west. patrick purdy is a democrat from florida. congressman, your first state of the union. what's your impression, what is the issue that resonated with you? >> i'm very happy with the speech tonight. you know, i like working together, what we need is common sense solutions. we need to get away from the partisanship in our country. i'm glad the president talked about that quite a bit tonight. the overarching argument, the overarching theme that i like so much, t
i hope there will be a new law that provides for better defense and even offense against the kinds of cyberattacks. >> we have been talking with connecticut's senior senator, richard blumenthal. still in his first term, this is live coverage of reaction to the president's state of the union address in statuary hall. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as we continue our live coverage, getting reaction from...
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if it is illegal according to the federal law. she then went onto explai on tot well, you know, i live in the same house and i still drive the same car so what's the big deal. and i guess the question becomes to the constituents is it a big deal? are they going to continue to re- elect an individual whose self-enrichment helps in this matter and i think that wealth probably be something that only an election will tell but the other thing that's happening is you see these vehicles like leadership pacs which perform legitimate functions but can also be used as a form of lifestyle enrichment. if you have a campaign committee like friends of peter schweizer there are restrictions what you can and can't use the money for. i couldn't take my kids to disney world in the middle of the campaign and have my committee pay for it. jesse jackson junior is in jail today in part because he was using campaign funds for personal household items. but leadership pacs are a little bit different. you see, leadership pacs don't have, according to the f
if it is illegal according to the federal law. she then went onto explai on tot well, you know, i live in the same house and i still drive the same car so what's the big deal. and i guess the question becomes to the constituents is it a big deal? are they going to continue to re- elect an individual whose self-enrichment helps in this matter and i think that wealth probably be something that only an election will tell but the other thing that's happening is you see these vehicles like...
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law. the meetings we have had has been pleasant, but not satisfying. the willingness hasn't boehn boehner -- done to accomplish these -- and i am proud of the efforts we have done to advance ada and so many other measures that have had a positive affect on the disability community. last year was one of the most intense hearing i have participated in. talking about the many, many strides that have taken place skwchlt that was one of my high marks in the senate. ada is the implementing language some people are saying. we had a case, the von case, and it points out how the supreme courts can in fact take into account treaties to affect domestic law. we saw a woman in pennsylvania was being convicted because of a treaty we had relative to chemical weapons. some stated the reason was congress passed implementing language. but even after the treaty passes, another congress can pass implementing language and that expands the limits of what we have at the federal government relative to federalism
law. the meetings we have had has been pleasant, but not satisfying. the willingness hasn't boehn boehner -- done to accomplish these -- and i am proud of the efforts we have done to advance ada and so many other measures that have had a positive affect on the disability community. last year was one of the most intense hearing i have participated in. talking about the many, many strides that have taken place skwchlt that was one of my high marks in the senate. ada is the implementing language...
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security resolutions in violation of international law. we've made very clear to the north koreans we have a choice. we have a choice between trying to become a member of the international family by negotiating a way to resolve the issues that concern the international community and try to do what they can to improve the status of their people or to engage in this kind of provocative behavior, which in the end will do nothing, nothing other than jeopardize the hope for peace. we are fully prepared. we remain prepared to deal with any kind of provocation from the north koreans. i hope in the end that they determined it is better to make a choice to become part of the international campaign. adding a mac >> and now, i certainly continue to follow the intelligence closely. we've seen no outward indications, but that doesn't tell you much. they have the capability frankly to conduct these tests in a way that make it very difficult to determine whether or not they are doing it. >> could you put in to the policy change with the great policy chan
security resolutions in violation of international law. we've made very clear to the north koreans we have a choice. we have a choice between trying to become a member of the international family by negotiating a way to resolve the issues that concern the international community and try to do what they can to improve the status of their people or to engage in this kind of provocative behavior, which in the end will do nothing, nothing other than jeopardize the hope for peace. we are fully...
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but this does, madam chair is first market payment program does not exist in current law. it's an iteration of the countercyclical program in the current foreign policy. that share include program for all commodity crops, now called reference price is the same for all commodity crops as they were in the 2008 farmville for substantial increases prices from the 2008 farmville levels. under camp, the price is $13.30 per hundred weight in the peanut is $523.77 and. also under the provisions in the chairman's smart come up in a piece of fields are about to be updated and only rice fields are allowed to be updated. bright spaces are kept at different levels because rice is under planted for the past five years. what the amendment is very straightforward, very simple, ms. rice and tenet for the program of this the other crops. a target price countercyclical program in my view is a setback for some about data policy that we removed it mashers senate passed hornbill. nearly all producers other than race and peanuts have taken a position that they do not support target price counter
but this does, madam chair is first market payment program does not exist in current law. it's an iteration of the countercyclical program in the current foreign policy. that share include program for all commodity crops, now called reference price is the same for all commodity crops as they were in the 2008 farmville for substantial increases prices from the 2008 farmville levels. under camp, the price is $13.30 per hundred weight in the peanut is $523.77 and. also under the provisions in the...
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under the individual tax laws. i don't know how we create a situation where they can make a sensible decision if we don't deal with it -- >> okay. but the government's role is not to tell businesses how they organize. >> no, no, not at all. >> and so so many of them file as individuals. so my question is really simple: will you commit to authentic tax reform? fix broken codes for families as well as small businesses? >> so congressman, i'm trying to answer with some precision. small businesses do make their own decisions how to organize. one of the reasons they organize as partnerships is that our statutory rate so high on the business side. >> so -- >> so as we go through business tax reform, that will change the decisions that many of them make. >> ten seconds. will you commit to saving social security or medicare for its own sake? is. >> i have for 40 years believed in -- >> time has expired. mr. mcdermott's recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we've been buried in a tsunami of propaganda that the problem her
under the individual tax laws. i don't know how we create a situation where they can make a sensible decision if we don't deal with it -- >> okay. but the government's role is not to tell businesses how they organize. >> no, no, not at all. >> and so so many of them file as individuals. so my question is really simple: will you commit to authentic tax reform? fix broken codes for families as well as small businesses? >> so congressman, i'm trying to answer with some...
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the critical law, legislation signed into law by president obama after his first election, reversed the outrageous supreme court decision in ledbetter and made clear a worker like ledbetter who had not earned a raise for years still had recourse to challenge her wage discrimination. today we celebrate the enactment of this important law, but at the same time we must recognize it was only a first step. we need to do much more to ensure all workers in our society are paid fairly for their work and are not shortchanged because of their gender, race or other personal characteristic. that is why four years after enactment of the lilly ledbetter fair pay act, i am proud to introduce once again the fair pay act, a bill i have introduced in every congress since 1996. let me give some background here. in 1963, congress enacted the equal pay act to end unfair discrimination against women in the workforce. at that time 25 million female workers earned 60% of the average pay for men. while we've made progress toward the goal of true pay equity fully a half century later, too many women still do not
the critical law, legislation signed into law by president obama after his first election, reversed the outrageous supreme court decision in ledbetter and made clear a worker like ledbetter who had not earned a raise for years still had recourse to challenge her wage discrimination. today we celebrate the enactment of this important law, but at the same time we must recognize it was only a first step. we need to do much more to ensure all workers in our society are paid fairly for their work...
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is the law. right now, with the citizens united, the law says an individual can write an up limited check to a super pac organization, so if it requires, republicans and democrats saying what should the law be of the it relates to campaign finance. give an up limited amount with complete disclosure? should there be campaign limits and no super pacs? that's a discussion that both sides have to have because you can't -- just saying, well, the republicans are the party of big money where we're going to get people writing million dollar checks is unfair. that happens on both sides of the aisle k and there's plenty of data to show that. i would certainly be open for discussion with both parties saying what's working going forward, and i would be in favor of complete disclosure. it happens with the union as realm. the idea that the democratic party raises hundreds of millions of dollars from unions with little to no disclosure is no different than somebody writing a large check. >> okay. does anybody e
is the law. right now, with the citizens united, the law says an individual can write an up limited check to a super pac organization, so if it requires, republicans and democrats saying what should the law be of the it relates to campaign finance. give an up limited amount with complete disclosure? should there be campaign limits and no super pacs? that's a discussion that both sides have to have because you can't -- just saying, well, the republicans are the party of big money where we're...
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law. i wonder if -- as i have looked at the treaty, i don't see that there is a trickier to parents who would like to homeschool their children. just wondered if that was the concern, mr. bradley, that you have heard about the treaty and what you're thinking that's about whether that's an issue with the current wording. >> yes, thank you. i believe i do understand that concern. one of the issues that arises any of the treaty the this is negotiated among a large group of countries. by definition, therefore the language can be vague and broad. its implications can be unclear. communities in the united states at the homeschooling community quite understandably want some assurance about what the implications of the treaty will be. you're absolutely right the main assurance they've gotten is an assurance the convention will not require to existing product within law. what emerging as the committee and senate can give more assurance and make clear that it will not allow a change from what our co
law. i wonder if -- as i have looked at the treaty, i don't see that there is a trickier to parents who would like to homeschool their children. just wondered if that was the concern, mr. bradley, that you have heard about the treaty and what you're thinking that's about whether that's an issue with the current wording. >> yes, thank you. i believe i do understand that concern. one of the issues that arises any of the treaty the this is negotiated among a large group of countries. by...
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under current immigration law she is in limbo. america is her home in every single sense of the word except under our broken immigration system. since the signing of the declaration of independence, america has distinguished itself as the land of opportunity, the place where the human spirit is free to reach its full potential. in this 21st century global economy, we need benita and immigrants like her to be competitive. but we all know that as one generation of americans has passed on to the next this great nation has drawn tremendous strength from immigrants, whether they came from germany or italy or india or mexico. a hearing is a great start, but a hearing is not enough. let's rise above the political fray, let's once again show that no challenge is how did he manage to make the budget go lower and how does that help the economy? allowed, he got the government out of the way of the economy. >> if you go to most american history textbooks, but i will sneak you a bet it's either the tax books you had in high school, take me up
under current immigration law she is in limbo. america is her home in every single sense of the word except under our broken immigration system. since the signing of the declaration of independence, america has distinguished itself as the land of opportunity, the place where the human spirit is free to reach its full potential. in this 21st century global economy, we need benita and immigrants like her to be competitive. but we all know that as one generation of americans has passed on to the...
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if it is illegal according to the federal law. she then went onto explai on tot well, you know, i live in the same house and i still drive the same car so what's the big deal. and i guess the question becomes to the constituents is it a big deal? are they going to continue to re- elect an individual whose self-enrichment helps in this matter and i think that wealth probably be something that only an election will tell but the other thing that's happening is you see these vehicles like leadership pacs which perform legitimate functions but can also be used as a form of lifestyle enrichment. if you have a campaign committee like friends of peter schweizer there are restrictions what you can and can't use the money for. i couldn't take my kids to disney world in the middle of the campaign and have my committee pay for it. jesse jackson junior is in jail today in part because he was using campaign funds for personal household items. but leadership pacs are a little bit different. you see, leadership pacs don't have, according to the f
if it is illegal according to the federal law. she then went onto explai on tot well, you know, i live in the same house and i still drive the same car so what's the big deal. and i guess the question becomes to the constituents is it a big deal? are they going to continue to re- elect an individual whose self-enrichment helps in this matter and i think that wealth probably be something that only an election will tell but the other thing that's happening is you see these vehicles like...
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law. i am not one of those folks who thinks there somebody behind every would pile trying to do something. i just want to make sure that we in fact pass a treaty and it has the relevant read. i want to mention this to those of you who are here. when he treaty passes there is something called rud on the front end. they are the things that we actually act upon to give a treaty its life here in the u.s.. just today the supreme court hearing taking place in arguments are being argued over a lady in pennsylvania named bond who unbelievably is convicted of a law under the chemical weapons treaty that we put in place back in 1997. sometimes when people raise concerns they are actually legitimate and i would ask committee members to try to work with those of us who understand that we want to advance the rights of people who are disabled around the world. i think that's a good thing. at the same time within the treaty unless the rud on the front and are put in place in an appropriate way there can
law. i am not one of those folks who thinks there somebody behind every would pile trying to do something. i just want to make sure that we in fact pass a treaty and it has the relevant read. i want to mention this to those of you who are here. when he treaty passes there is something called rud on the front end. they are the things that we actually act upon to give a treaty its life here in the u.s.. just today the supreme court hearing taking place in arguments are being argued over a lady in...
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we can have domestic laws. what we can't cofrom the private sector any response to concern if you give our data to a foreign company, government will mandate you disclose it. there's nothing that the private sector can do. that's it's a problem right now. especially from the private sector. [inaudible] >> it's an important issue. as i said in the opening dialogue that we had. the issues around government access to information. whether it's information that private company hold or information elsewhere at the state or local level. all of this is -- there's a huge -- in my view, a very robust discussion underway in the united states about the appropriate level of surveillance. and how it's taking place. i think it's great that conversation is going on. i have personal views about it. i'm sure everybody in this room has personal views about it. but my job as a federal trade commissioner is to focus on commercial use of information. and there in that fear of commercial use of information, again, i think i would dis
we can have domestic laws. what we can't cofrom the private sector any response to concern if you give our data to a foreign company, government will mandate you disclose it. there's nothing that the private sector can do. that's it's a problem right now. especially from the private sector. [inaudible] >> it's an important issue. as i said in the opening dialogue that we had. the issues around government access to information. whether it's information that private company hold or...
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i have said i can't be furloughed under the law because i'm a presidential appointee. but i'm going to give back a fifth of my salary in the last seven month of the year if other people in the department are getting sequestration. there's an imminent impact here. the last impact i would like to call to your attention is that on our defense industry. you know, we depend on our deafen -- depend on the defense industry because second to the magnificent people we have in uniform is what makes our military great. and the effect of sequestration are going to be very significant on the defense industry. we see it already. we depend upon them to be able to retract and retrain science and technology talent. we need them to be financial successful. but many of our industry partners are beginning now to cur, internal investment, main contain a liquid position. the effect of this uncertainty are beginning to show up in term of investor confidence in our industry. their ability to attract and retain workers and the -- the requirement to stretch programs reduce birate all of that in
i have said i can't be furloughed under the law because i'm a presidential appointee. but i'm going to give back a fifth of my salary in the last seven month of the year if other people in the department are getting sequestration. there's an imminent impact here. the last impact i would like to call to your attention is that on our defense industry. you know, we depend on our deafen -- depend on the defense industry because second to the magnificent people we have in uniform is what makes our...
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legal protections, not subject to afghan law. that has always been a red line, and i think it's an appropriate red line. but i also think we heard from the afghan people via the low ya jirga that most of afghan's leadership including i would say just about if not everybody presidential candidate that is running for election early next year wants the u.s. and the international community to stay. so i would hope that even if karzai persists in his very frustrating tactic of delaying or saying he's not going to sign the bsa despite the results of his own process, that we will, you know, proceed. obviously, you have to plan for the worst case of total withdrawal, but that we would seek to maintain some flexibility to work with the new government to quickly put a framework in place to allow what's in the strategic interests of both countries -- which is a modest, continued presence and for assistance -- to allow that to happen. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> good morning. thank you to the institute for inviting me. i'm the new defense b
legal protections, not subject to afghan law. that has always been a red line, and i think it's an appropriate red line. but i also think we heard from the afghan people via the low ya jirga that most of afghan's leadership including i would say just about if not everybody presidential candidate that is running for election early next year wants the u.s. and the international community to stay. so i would hope that even if karzai persists in his very frustrating tactic of delaying or saying...
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defaulting the culture and institutions needed, the rule of law, human rights. this is a painstaking process for every country involved and requires strategic patients from the rest of the world. but while the road to democracy is difficult, the direction of travel is set. everywhere you look people were standing against discrimination for a quality, against oppression for liberty. a wave of openness has emerged. transcending borders and cultures, men and women of every creed and color calling for fair opportunities and demanding to be heard. and the united kingdom is clear. we are on the side of all of those that support political freedom and economic empowerment. there will be no pulling out of the drawbridge from us. no heading into retreat. we will resist any impulse to turn our back on the world. in north africa and the middle east we are helping states put in place the building blocks for their democracies whether by training the libyan officials to supervise their elections for the free media by trimming the journalists and larocco. these are the nuts and
defaulting the culture and institutions needed, the rule of law, human rights. this is a painstaking process for every country involved and requires strategic patients from the rest of the world. but while the road to democracy is difficult, the direction of travel is set. everywhere you look people were standing against discrimination for a quality, against oppression for liberty. a wave of openness has emerged. transcending borders and cultures, men and women of every creed and color calling...
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law. he got 1600 pdfs of information which showed facebook was collecting everything that had ever been posted about him by friends, everything he'd ever deleted. and so you can see the incredible image that people get about you that might then come back to haunt you when you try to get a job. and it's not just, you know, drunken hot tub photos that can be used to your disadvantage. one woman who sued her employer after she had a workplace accident that caused her to need several spinal surgeries, have pins put in her neck was denied a right to sue by a individual who said, oh, no, you're smiling in your photo on your social network. you couldn't have been that badly hurt. or in divorce cases if a woman puts up a sexy photo of herself, the judge in some cases has taken away custody of the child without asking how's the mom really treating her child? so you have these crazy divorce cases going on. in one the judge was trying to decide whether he should take custody from a husband who said h
law. he got 1600 pdfs of information which showed facebook was collecting everything that had ever been posted about him by friends, everything he'd ever deleted. and so you can see the incredible image that people get about you that might then come back to haunt you when you try to get a job. and it's not just, you know, drunken hot tub photos that can be used to your disadvantage. one woman who sued her employer after she had a workplace accident that caused her to need several spinal...
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the use of chemical weapons is a grave war crimes and serious violation of international law. and chemical weapons anywhere, applies to international peace. and adopting this resolution is an important step for implementation, determine the true value of our collective enterprise, robust language and binding nature of this resolution reflect strong commitment to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. and this resolution reserves measures under chapter 17 case of noncompliance, we believe it is the task of the entire international community to encourage and prompt implementation of this resolution. resolution 2118 is focused on the elimination of chemical weapons in syria, the international community can afford to allow impunity and stipulated in the resolution, the security council must -- those responsible for the use of chemical weapons are held accountable. the security council remains focused on the broader role of reserving the crisis, continuing over 2 years. and important provisions of today's resolution for convening in syria to implement the geneva communique. the repub
the use of chemical weapons is a grave war crimes and serious violation of international law. and chemical weapons anywhere, applies to international peace. and adopting this resolution is an important step for implementation, determine the true value of our collective enterprise, robust language and binding nature of this resolution reflect strong commitment to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. and this resolution reserves measures under chapter 17 case of noncompliance, we believe it is...
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it's a given everybody is pro-law enforcement and giving law enforcement the tools they need. to bypass and stop the illegal firearms act criminal statutes preventing the straw purchasing and trafficking of guns and insist in these crimes. it's a commonsense response to help in the fight against gun violence to help law enforcement. that is why law enforcement so strongly supports that bill. yet, some are seeking to filibuster it. let them go to law enforcement groups and say they are trying to block them and take away the tools they need to keep everyone of us safe. congress should be confronting the serious flow of straw purchasing and gun trafficking in supplying criminals with firearms for illegal purposes, not ducking the issue. stand up and be counted. stand up and be counted. don't give speeches saying you are in favor of law enforcement and take away the tools that enforcement needs. stand up and be counted. stand up and be counted. we can all agree that criminals and those adjudicated as mentally ill should not buy firearms. why should we not unplug the loopholes in t
it's a given everybody is pro-law enforcement and giving law enforcement the tools they need. to bypass and stop the illegal firearms act criminal statutes preventing the straw purchasing and trafficking of guns and insist in these crimes. it's a commonsense response to help in the fight against gun violence to help law enforcement. that is why law enforcement so strongly supports that bill. yet, some are seeking to filibuster it. let them go to law enforcement groups and say they are trying to...